One day Judi Green heard a "horrific bang" in her head. In a split second, her life shattered — and so did her family. Piecing it back together would take decades, a lot of forgiveness and a little bit of luck.

A new study finds one type of concentrated fish oil supplement reduces the risk of heart attacks and stroke among people with heart disease. But these findings apply to a certain group of people, writes Garry Jennings.

When most people think of stroke, they assume it's something that only happens to older people. But each year, about 300 children and babies have strokes. And there is little research or resources available for their parents.

When Dee Banks discovered her baby had had a stroke while still in the womb, the diagnosis was made even harder by a lack of information. Around 300 children and babies are affected by stroke in Australia every year.

Sydney mother Jo Dean "returned to normal" after being diagnosed with pre-eclampsia while pregnant with her boys. Fast forward to 2017, and she found herself struggling with chest pains on her regular bike ride.

Step away from the cured meats and put down those chips: Australian men are eating twice as much salt as the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation, a study finds, putting them at risk of heart failure, strokes and kidney disease.

A radiologist tells an inquest into the deaths of two stroke patients he could have treated the men when they were admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital had it not been for efforts by other specialists to "protect their turf".